Quality Engineer

Sizewell C’s business is to design, finance, construct, commission, operate, maintain, and eventually decommission the nuclear power plant and related infrastructure at Sizewell C in Suffolk. Overall, whilst the Company is in the construction phase, the Boards’ principal focus is on the development and construction of Sizewell C on time, on budget and to the highest quality and safety standards. The Company is maturing to meet all these requirements.

Sizewell C is economically regulated by OFGEM under the Regulated Asset Base (RAB) model similar to other UK electricity distribution networks and Thames Tideway.

Sizewell C construction strategy is to replicate the design of Hinkley Point C, using the majority of the same supply chain, but innovating in the way it is delivered to achieve savings in time and cost of around 20%. The CCO will need to be guided by and incorporate lessons learned from the Hinkley Point C commercial delivery to achieve Sizewell C’s ambition.

Following Financial Completion and Revenue Commencement, Sizewell C is fully funded and is owned by; The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero representing HM Government, La Caisse, Centrica, EDF and Amber Infrastructure.

Sizewell C is entering an exciting phase of growth as we mature into an independent organisation and continue building one of the UK’s largest and most important energy projects. We’re looking for motivated a delivery‑focused Senior Project Manager with experience in large‑scale infrastructure, engineering or complex construction environments.

Sizewell C is entering an exciting phase of growth as we mature into an independent organisation and continue building one of the UK’s largest and most important energy projects. We are now recruiting the below position.

Quality Engineer

Location: London. Bristol, Suffolk

Contract: Permanent, full-time.

Closing Date: Thursday 23rd July

What’s in It for You 

• Salary: £40,000 - £60,000 depending on experience

• Bonus: 5% annual incentive 

• Pension: Up to 7.5% employee / 15% employer contribution 

• Leave: 28 days holiday plus bank holidays 

Overview

The purpose of the role is to support and ensure Sizewell C (SZC) Project quality requirements are complied with across the full project life-cycle (Contract award, Design, Procurement, Manufacture, Test, Shipping, Construction/Installation, Test/Commission and Contract close out).

As a Quality Engineer, you will ensure supply chain compliance with contractual quality assurance and quality control requirements. Reporting to the Quality Management Lead (QML), you will support the development and implementation of Project Quality Control Plans, inspection and surveillance activities, and adherence to Integrated Management System (IMS) requirements across your programme.

Working closely with the QML and Quality Delivery Manager (QDM), you will help ensure suppliers establish and maintain effective quality arrangements, drawing on lessons learned from Hinkley Point C. You will provide quality management expertise to project teams, promoting Right First Time (RFT) delivery, effective issue resolution, and the implementation of corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

Acting as an Intelligent Customer during manufacturing and construction, you will help verify that equipment, products, and activities meet contractual, design, and technical requirements. You will also coordinate with suppliers and inspection bodies to ensure risk-based inspection and surveillance plans are developed and effectively implemented.

The role includes conducting supplier surveillance and audits, monitoring quality performance, reporting quality metrics, and assessing supplier and subcontractor performance. Working collaboratively with project teams, supply chain, commercial, design, and assurance functions, you will help ensure quality is delivered safely, efficiently, compliantly, and right first time.

Principal Accountabilities, Activities and Decisions

Planning and Documentation

• Support the preparation and maintenance of Project Quality Control Plans (PQCPs) for each contract/project;
• Produce and maintain quality-related documentation (e.g. procedures, specifications) as required;
• Support the implementation of the Quality Execution Plan within the programme, including monitoring compliance and reporting on performance;
• Support the development and review of supplier quality requirements within Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation;
• Assist in ensuring that quality management processes are correctly applied across the supply chain;

Supply Chain Assurance and Governance

• Support the review, acceptance, and monitoring of Contractor Quality Assurance Plans (CQAPs);
• Provide support and guidance to contractors on CQAPs, LTQR partitioning strategies, and Quality Related Activities;
• Assist in identifying requirements for supply chain audits, support audit delivery, and track resolution of findings;
• Support the development and maintenance of effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including contracted inspection entities;
• Assist in the early identification and escalation of potential quality issues to enable timely mitigation; e.g. CFSI

Inspection, Surveillance, and Testing

• Assist in coordinating manufacturing and construction surveillance activities in line with contractual requirements, applying a graded approach based on safety and project importance;
• Support the review of supplier Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) to ensure they are fit for purpose and appropriately distributed for internal review and witness allocation;
• Assist in establishing, tracking, and reporting inspection witness and hold points within supplier documentation (ITPs, Quality Plans, FUDs);
• Coordinate and monitor the efficiency of inspection activities performed by contracted inspection entities;
• Participate in joint inspections, surveillance, and audits as required;

LTQR and Records Management

• Assist in ensuring the deployment of key contractual quality requirements (e.g. GQAS, LTQR Specification, Quality Release Certificates) in accordance with the PQCP;
• Support the coordination and implementation of LTQR reviews;
• Assist in applying and tracking strategies for progressive provision of LTQRs by contractors;
• Support the review and compilation of end-of-manufacturing records to enable quality release and handover;

Review, Acceptance, and Close-Out

• Coordinate and support the review and acceptance of manufacturing and construction documentation provided by contractors;
• Support the monitoring and resolution of non-conformances, including tracking corrective actions;
• Assist in the review and acceptance of End of Manufacturing Reports (EoMR), End of Construction Status Reports (ECSR), and End of Erection Status Reports (EESR);
• Support the overall process of quality release of equipment to site and handover of areas;

Nuclear Safety Accountabilities

This Post will have nuclear safety responsibilities which could have an impact on nuclear safety through the activities that they perform. These are detailed in the Nuclear Baseline.

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience

• Position requires experience in project delivery, preferably in the nuclear power sector, with significant focus on project quality,
• A solid understanding of the Quality Assurance and Quality Control in major projects across engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction and commissioning.
• A clear and considerable understanding of quality management best practice for deployment by large, complex and contract-led organisations.
• Confident and proficient in the use of IT systems and digital tools
• knowledge of Quality Systems, ISO 9001, ISO 19443, IAEA GSR-2 and interrelated standards
• Confident and articulate communicator, able to prepare presentation material, and comfortable addressing individuals, small groups and very large audiences.
• Able to support and implement practical solutions, whilst remaining open to the ideas of others.
• Experience of interfacing with project teams and with supply chain organisations.
• Analysis of data, preparing reports and making recommendations.
• The ability to influence and to provide constructive challenge which is accepted by others.
• The ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• A team player who recognises how their position impacts and influences others.
• Pro-active and flexible, being prepared to plan and work on own initiative.
• Fluent in English language.

• Desirable
• Knowledge of the nuclear sector, ideally new build.
• Knowledge & understanding of nuclear site license conditions.
• Ability to speak French is advantageous.
• Knowledge of pressure and nuclear codes
• Knowledge of Welding, Non Destructive Testing (NDT), Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE)

Qualifications & Experience

• HNC/HND qualification or degree in a relevant science or engineering subject, or equivalent qualification.
• Experience of implementing a variety of quality related solutions.
• Proven track record of delivering results.
• Proven experience working in a quality assurance/control environment within the nuclear industry or other relevant safety critical industry.
• Proven experience of interaction and resolving issues with a wide range of stakeholders in a multi-cultural environment.
• Experience performing supplier audits.

Desirable

• Hold a professional accreditation including IRCA certified auditor
• Corporate Member or working towards membership of the Chartered Quality Institute & Chartered Quality Professional.
• Commercial exposure, especially supplier management.
• Experience of interacting with regulators e.g. the ONR.
• Knowledge of Improvement Methodologies, Tools & Techniques eg. Lean 6 Sigma

Behavioural Competences

Humility

• Recognise the value brought from different cultures and experiences.
• Be open to other’s points of view and ideas, be willing to debate and to compromise.

Positivity

• Positively challenge poor quality and performance.
• Identify solutions at the lowest possible level.
• Encourage others to bring new ideas forward.

Respect

• Value the rules and environment in which we operate.
• Give and receive feedback with respect.
• Embrace and engage with new people and ideas.

Solidarity

• One team, working closely together and helping each other.
• Empowered teams always looking forward.
• Shared responsibility for delivery the project outcomes.

Clarity

• Communicate clearly and consistently.
• Promote collaboration and team alignment.
• Clearer and faster decision making.
• Drive simplification at all levels.

If this sounds like the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today. 

When joining Sizewell C, you may wonder why you are contacted by colleagues with an EDF email or see the EDF logo on portals that you access and/or documentation you receive; this is because we have partnered with EDF for the provision of a number of support services whilst we complete a successful transition out of the EDF group.

At Sizewell C we encourage and embrace diversity and how it can improve our experience and performance at work. It is a requirement that those who join us have the right to work in the UK. Whilst sponsorship may be a possibility that we can explore, we are fully committed to local recruitment where possible, and those already holding the right to work in the UK.  

To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Vetting, which will, ordinarily, require you to have been a resident of the UK for at least three of the past five years.